Author: Barnaby Page

U.S. media on deeming regs: FDA tries hard, could do better

Written by Barnaby Page || 1st May 2014 || News analysis |

The proposed new e-cigarette regulations from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) received a lukewarm welcome from the country’s mainstream media, with most editorialists backing the agency’s restrictions but suggesting it will have to go...

New FDA rules and Europe’s directive: how do they compare?

Written by Barnaby Page || 25th April 2014 || News analysis |

The new regulations for e-cigarettes proposed yesterday by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are the second major regulatory framework for the products to appear in two months, following the European Union’s release of its revised Tobacco...

EU will not publish detailed guidance on TPD e-cig rules

Written by Barnaby Page || 23rd April 2014 || News analysis |

The European Union (EU) does not plan to issue detailed guidance on how e-cigarette regulations in the recent Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) should be interpreted, according to a source close to the EU’s Directorate General for Health and...

EU to establish standard testing regime for nicotine dosage

Written by Barnaby Page || 1st April 2014 || News analysis |

The European Commission is expected to issue technical specifications on the measurement of nicotine intake from e-cigarettes, as member states’ law-makers and the industry prepare to comply with the testing requirements of the EU’s new Tobacco Products Directive...

Politician’s YouTube video extols freedom to vape

Written by Barnaby Page || 15th March 2014 || News analysis |

A British right-wing political party received £36,000 ($60,000) in donations from an e-cigarette manufacturer before its leader appeared in a YouTube video apparently designed to influence European policy-making on...